

Ryan toils in secrecy on a new mystery shop while Van scares some sense into his daughter's bae. Van does whatever it takes to win Jenn back. Lily uses her break from the shop to focus on her art. Ryan gets an ominous call for a meeting from the building management to discuss the future of 9MAG. Junior gets in touch with himself and his past, Don expands his horizons and Charmaine outs Lily as a racist. "I Didn't Say I Hate Her (I Just Don't Like Her)"Īll of 9MAG reacts to what happened on Friendsgiving. Bella reconnects with an old flame, and the gang gets together for a 9MAG Friendsgiving. Junior is officially back at 9MAG and Charmaine hooks Ryan up with a celebrity client, Erica Mena. Jenn and Van hash it out and Lily finally confronts Junior and Adriana. Things get awkward for everyone when Van and Jenn decide to head to the altar.Īfter Jenn and Van's Vegas chapel disaster, Charmaine tries to get the trip back on track with one last Vegas 9MAG pool party. Shine contemplates giving up his guest artist spot at 9MAG. Junior arrives in Las Vegas to take the guys out for a spin on the Strip. Don focuses on his family back in Chicago. When Van's apprentice shows up, everyone speculates where she will sleep. Van hires an apprentice, which does not sit well with everyone.Ĭharmaine takes the crew to Las Vegas for a tattoo convention in order to prove herself to Ryan. Ryan brings in a new tattoo artist from California. Ryan lays down the law for his staff.ĭon takes over as manager, leading to growing tensions between him and Brittany. Don seizes an opportunity to make more money for his family. Van finally receives the forgiveness he's been pushing for. Tempers flare when Ryan hands out a long overdue apology.Ĭharmaine uses her newfound celebrity to protect Phor when he becomes a hot topic. Phor is caught in the middle of his feuding tattoo family.

Don, Char and Van try to move on from the hurt Ryan caused them. Ryan returns to run the shop with a new team and a fresh vision. It chronicles the daily operations and staff drama at an African American owned and operated tattoo shop 9MAG located in Chicago, Illinois.
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Or be unsuccessful too and you can have friends." Emanuel's success has definitely brought him a few foes, but at least he's still got his loyal crew members by his side.The fifth season of the reality television series Black Ink Crew: Chicago aired on VH1 from Januuntil August 6, 2019. "Are you gonna kill it? You gonna become unsuccessful? ou can be successful and have enemies. What are you gonna do now?" he asked on Instagram, quoting Jay-Z. In spite of all the bumps in the road, it doesn't seem like Emanuel is letting anything stop him from moving forward. In 2019, Black Ink Crew's own Alex Robinson sued Emanuel and Teddy Ruks for $1 million because of injuries he said he suffered after a fight. I'm coming for half of everything that is mine." A year later, he had a $500,000 lawsuit on his hands that involved a client claiming that her tattoo had gotten infected a year after getting it. "I am sure it would make us both a ton of money.

"Congratulations on your new shop in Atlanta," she wrote in a card in regards to his business expansion (via VH1).

Back in 2017, Dutchess Lattimore sued Emanuel for what she felt she was owed from her ex-fiancée.
